diff --git a/docs/standalone_installation.rst b/docs/standalone_installation.rst
index 2949bef..7e9d820 100644
--- a/docs/standalone_installation.rst
+++ b/docs/standalone_installation.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ The static files are not shipped with the project repository and need to be
 compiled manually. This is necessary since compiled CSS/JS files lead to too
 many merge conflicts during development.
 
+.. code-block:: bash
+
     $ npm install               # Installs the node dependencies and compiles
                                 # the static files (JS/CSS).